Care home · Prudhoe
Wellburn House
Typical fee here £1,100–£1,350 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Wellburn House- Address
- Main Road, Ovingham, Prudhoe, NE42 6DE
- Run by
- Wellburn Care Homes Limited (14 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 35 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- En-suite rooms
- En-suite rooms available (as stated on wellburncare.co.uk)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Sarah Coyne
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1985 (40 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 01965619)
- Last CQC check
- 29 Jul 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,100–£1,350 a week for residential care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-126290537
About Wellburn House
Wellburn House is a CQC-registered residential care home in Prudhoe, run by Wellburn Care Homes Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia and drug or alcohol problems.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (July 2026). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Prudhoe; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Costs to expect
We estimate Wellburn House at £1,100–£1,350 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £57k–£70k.
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Choice nearby
There are 5 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Havendene Residential Home, 0.9 miles away.
Its rating is more recent than any of the 20 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in Stocksfield & Bywell ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (5 min), a park (4 min), a café (6 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (7 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- The service was also registered to provide support to people with needs arising from substance misuse.
- On the first day we visited the service, we identified the service did not always provide a homely environment where people were safe and comfortable.
- Environmental safety, cleanliness, infection prevention and control practice and medicines management needed improvement.
- There were occasions where people did not feel safe in the home which made them feel vulnerable and unsettled.
Inspected 16 February 2022; report published 5 March 2022. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Track record
Wellburn House has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2017–2026), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Requires Improvement.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 5 March 2022.
Earlier inspections
- Jun 2017
- Jul 2017
- Dec 2017
- Oct 2018
- Mar 2022
- Jul 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 5 March 2022
- CQC inspection report 23 October 2018
- CQC inspection report 16 December 2017
- CQC inspection report 11 July 2017
- CQC inspection report 7 June 2017
- Inspection report 11 June 2013
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 1 July 2025 by Northumberland. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Wellburn House Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Stocksfield & Bywell
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 5 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Prudhoe, 540 m (7 min walk)
- GP surgery Prudhoe Medical Group, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 1.4 km (18 min walk)
- Shop Village Stores, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Park Tyne Riverside Country Park, 360 m (4 min walk)
- Café Tyne Riverside Cafe, 440 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship Saint Mary the Virgin, 360 m (5 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe9 of 92 in Northumberland
- Effective89 of 92 in Northumberland
- Caring80 of 92 in Northumberland
- Responsive85 of 92 in Northumberland
- Well-led13 of 92 in Northumberland
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 29 July 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Northumberland share it.
The company behind Wellburn House
Wellburn House is run by Wellburn Care Homes Limited (company 01965619), incorporated in 1985, 25 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Wellburn Care Homes Limited runs 14 CQC-registered services across 7 council areas; 12 of the 14 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (86%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Northumberland.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
The ratings in context
Looking at the five areas: Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Northumberland, 9 of 92 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (10%), while 13 of 92 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (14%).
The Safe and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Northumberland, 90% of the 92 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2026) is more recent than 93% of care home ratings in Northumberland.
- With 35 beds it is smaller than 52% of care homes in Northumberland, where the typical home has 36.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 70% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Northumberland lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (10% of care homes in Northumberland are also rated below Good here); Well-led (15% of care homes in Northumberland are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Based on the CQC register for Northumberland as at Oct 2026.
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Wellburn House: common questions
- Which provider runs Wellburn House?
- On CQC's register the provider is Wellburn Care Homes Limited.
- How many residents can Wellburn House take?
- Wellburn House is registered for up to 35 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Is Wellburn House rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Wellburn House: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from Wellburn House cost?
- We don't have published prices from Wellburn House yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,185 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is Wellburn House regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-126290537 and was rated Requires improvement overall in July 2026.
- Where is Wellburn House?
- It is at Main Road, Ovingham, Prudhoe, NE42 6DE.
- What services is Wellburn House registered for?
- Wellburn House is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- When was Wellburn House last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 29 July 2026. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Does Wellburn House support people with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
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